The Nostrum and Other Evils.

Evils of cost shifting.

Social evils, poverty & health.

There is a close association between social circumstances and health. In India, there is a significant burden of both communicable and non communicable diseases. Risk factors responsible for these conditions are underweight, unsafe sex, unsafe water, poor sanitation and hygiene, indoor smoke pollution, zinc, iron and vitamin A deficiency, tobacco use, high blood pressure, and high cholesterol. ...

Proof-of-Concept Demonstrators and Other Evils of Application-Led Research : A Position Statement

Application-led research is vitally important – applications provide designers and developers of ubiquitous computing systems with requirements, drive progress towards solutions, validate technology and provide insights into technology use. They offer the chance to demonstrate the usefulness of complex systems components that might otherwise be difficult to appreciate and they are, of course, i...

Necessary Evils and Interpersonal Sensitivity in Organizations

In order to produce a beneficial result, professionals must sometimes cause harm to another human being. To capture this phenomenon, we introduce the construct of “necessary evils” and explore the inherent challenges such tasks pose for those who must perform them. Whereas previous research has established the importance of treating victims of necessary evils with interpersonal sensitivity, we ...

On the evils of drink. Some observations--clinical and personal.